Chapter 404: There's something in the cave

Then, the two families and Liu Qingshan had a heated discussion about some matters to be prepared for going up the mountain tomorrow.

Zhou Dingguo didn't speak at this time, he shook his head vigorously and was thinking about something, and after a while, he asked Zhou Yu out loud: "Xiaoyu, how far did you go to the Water Curtain Cave with Huzi last time?" Is it the end? ”

"Oh Dad, are we in the black rumbling in there, do we have flashlights, who would dare to go forward? Halfway through we withdrew, but the cave inside was getting narrower and narrower, and I don't think there was much to see. ”

"Hehe, you're wrong this time, if you can keep going after you get to the darkest place, you will find that the cave has widened again, and it is quite bright inside, and there is no problem with people. I came to the end last time, it was also a spacious and bright hall, and it was breathable, and there were wine cellars and jars in it, but they were all dry, and there was no wine at all. Zhou Dingguo said with a smile.

"Oh Dingguo, so you found the place where the master made wine? Did you see anything about the brewing guys? The old lady hurriedly asked.

"I saw a few strange things, and they looked like they were also made of pottery, but I hadn't made any sake before, and I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, so I didn't look closely."

"Oh Dad, why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known about it, I would have had to go over and take a look.

No, I have to go over with Huzi tomorrow to have a look, and there are still a lot of jars at the bottom of the lake, and I have to fish them up, and a few princesses are waiting for those chrysanthemum wines. ”

"Well, Ergouzi is right, then you will take Huzi over again tomorrow. That's the country. You two followed along, focusing on seeing if there was any brewing in the cave. If there is, God will bless it, and we will have a way to burn. As long as there is a set of ready-made ones, we can burn them as they are, and we can brew chrysanthemum wine in large quantities in the future. ”

Zhou Dingguo and his brothers nodded excitedly, thinking in their hearts that they would have to take a good look tomorrow.

After the last moment, everyone chatted for a while, and the prince proposed that this matter should be kept secret, and only those people present knew the truth. This thing is not big or small, if it is really rumored that it will cause big trouble if it is not brewed chrysanthemum wine, although the people of Zhoujia Village are not afraid of trouble, but no one likes trouble, right?

After everyone finished researching, it was almost dawn. Yesterday, there were still a lot of wine and dishes left in the warm pot at home, all of which were placed in the freezer, Wang Guilan left everyone behind, and made a few new vegetarian stir-fry at noon, plus there were still some chrysanthemum wine left in the wine jar, and everyone could satisfy their hunger at noon.

Facing a large table of delicious food and luscious chrysanthemum wine, Zhou Yu took advantage of his mother's cooking to joke at Liu Qingshan: "Uncle, do you think Huzi can come over later?" Anyway, in my memory, as long as our family is ready to eat. This kid can almost catch up, and I don't know if he has a particularly smart nose or what. ”

"Hahaha, clean, wouldn't it be something for you to say that Huzi? You kid. People are not in front of them and bury others, it's not authentic. ”

The rest of the elders listened with a smile and didn't interject. The little brothers can make trouble if they like to make trouble, and at this time, it is the right way to smell the fragrant chrysanthemum wine.

Before the words fell, Zhou Hu's voice sounded at the gate: "Uncle, have you gone down the mountain?" I said, what are you laughing at so loudly? I hear it so brightly at home. After speaking, Zhou Hu put the lid on the pot and entered the courtyard.

Liu Qingshan stood up with a "whoosh". He looked at Zhou Hu as if he had seen a ghost, and asked in disbelief, "Huzi." Why are you here? ”

"Why am I here? Hey, tell me about you guys, you don't call me to eat and drink spicy food here, if I hadn't been uninvited, wouldn't I have missed it? Tsk, and chrysanthemum wine, it's really here today. I said that I was just tossing and turning at home and why I couldn't sleep, and I wondered if the second uncle's family was making something good, hehe, our induction is really accurate. After speaking, he moved a chair to sit next to Zhou Yu, and deliberately squeezed him twice.

Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and said to Liu Qingshan: "Uncle, facts speak louder than words, can you still say that I am burying him?" ”

"Flutter", Liu Qingshan couldn't help but suddenly laughed, and several other elders also laughed, this bear child didn't know whether the Dao was really inductive or fake, anyway, it was a good fate, and no one could learn this thing.

After dinner, Zhou Yu pulled a big fish net and took Zhou Hu and Liu Qingshan to Wu Laoer's house to borrow another raft for tomorrow. Then the three of them drove back to the mountain.

After arriving at the mountain, Zhou Yu also told Zhou Hu about the secret recipe of chrysanthemum wine, this kid was so happy that he couldn't find the north, and excitedly hummed a little song to find the second donkey to play, Liu Qingshan and Zhou Yu had to smile bitterly and stir the food to feed the animals and poultry.

Early the next morning, Zhou Dingguo and his brothers rode bicycles to Phoenix Mountain, at this time everything on the mountain had been cleaned up, and after the three of them and Zhou Dingguo's brothers met, they carried the raft with fishing nets and wooden planks to the Moon Lake.

In order to put more things, Zhou Yu and Zhou Hu tied a few long wooden planks to the raft and then pushed the two rafts into the water, and the five of them got on the raft and began to row towards Sun Island......

After arriving at Sun Island, several people took the raft to the beach, Zhou Dingbang and Liu Qingshan came to Sun Island for the first time, and they couldn't help but be fascinated by this beautiful beach, but there were still big things to do today, so they didn't care about enjoying the scenery and climbed to the island with everyone.

When he arrived halfway up the mountain, Zhou Yu pointed to the old root yam and introduced it to his father, third uncle and eldest uncle, these three people had all eaten that kind of deliciousness, and when they saw that there were so many on the mountain, their hearts were all happy, and they thought that they would have to come here to get more and go back to steam and eat in the autumn.

Due to the large number of people, there was a lot of laughter along the way, and it didn't take long for five people to come to the waterfall.

Looking at the rumbling waterfall that seemed to pour down from the nine heavens, the five people were stunned, sighing at the mystery and wonder of nature, who would have thought that there could be such a magnificent waterfall in such a small valley? What's even more unexpected is that there is a huge cave behind the waterfall?

After admiring it for a while, under the leadership of Zhou Yu and his brothers, they walked through the waterfall and entered the cave.

The five of them walked excitedly around the hot spring pool, and sure enough, after passing through the narrow and dim section of the cave, they came to a wide and magnificent area.

There should be ventilation holes here, and the air inside is very fresh, although it is not as bright as the outside, but it is not dark, and everything around can be seen clearly.

This cave can be the size of a football field, the dome is unattainable, there is no feeling of breathlessness in staying here, there is no trace of artificial excavation, it should be naturally formed.

There are a lot of jars for chrysanthemum wine under the stone walls around them, most of which have been broken, and there are some pottery pots and pans in the northwest corner of the cave, which are estimated to have been used by the masters of brewing wine in the first place. There was nothing but the emptiness of these great caves.

"Second brother, where are the things you said might be winemaking? There's nothing here except for some pots and pots? Zhou Dingbang asked.

"Why are you in a hurry, did I say that I was in this cave? That's not all, just a few steps further on. After Zhou Dingguo finished speaking, he took the lead and walked forward again.

After three or two minutes, the group finally reached the end of the cave. In the middle of the cave stood four strange-looking buildings, which looked a bit like a large well jutting out of the ground. At the bottom is a cylinder about two meters in diameter and about two meters high, and on top of it sits a cauldron that can be one meter and five meters high, and the material feels the same as the cylinder below, which is made of mud.

The strangest thing is that in the middle and upper part of the large jar at a ninety-degree angle, four wooden pipes protruded, and there are two at the top, but most of these wooden pipes have rotted after years of erosion.

Zhou Yu was puzzled, so he asked, "Dad, uncle, what do you think this thing is for?" ”

"This should be something from hundreds of years ago, and I haven't seen it, so where do you know what it's for? But since it appears here and you record it on the paper, it should be a tool for brewing chrysanthemum wine, right? Zhou Dingguo said a little uncertainly.

Everyone nodded, this guess is correct, otherwise who would have made such a few sets of things in the cave without trouble?

As they spoke, they began to walk around one of the large cylinders, probing.

There were three doors on the round wall of the pottery, and when the doors were opened, several people found that the inside was empty, and the walls were a foot thick, and the bottom of the large jar above could be seen through the light.

At this time, Zhou Yu asked Huzi to set himself up, and the three elders also hurriedly came over to help support, Zhou Yu stepped on Zhou Hu's shoulders and climbed up the big column building.

Zhou Yu, who stood up, could already see the internal structure of the cauldron. The bottom of this cauldron is not much different from the large iron pot used at home, but the inclination angle is much smaller, and it is more appropriate to say that it is a large vat than a pot. In the upper part of the pot there are two layers of ceramic pipes like radiators, one in and one out of two nozzles extend out of the jar, and close to the bottom of the coil there are four nozzles also extend out, these six nozzles should be used to connect the six wooden pipes just seen below.

Looking at it, he didn't find anything, Zhou Yu jumped down and told everyone about the structure in the cauldron above, and then a few people went straight to the other three buildings to check one by one, and finally confirmed that these four buildings were exactly the same. (To be continued......)